Famished
/ˈfæm.ɪʃt/
Famished means being really, really hungry, like when you can’t wait to eat your favorite snack!
Examples
- After playing soccer for two hours, we were all famished and ready for lunch.
- I woke up so famished that I could hear my stomach growling for breakfast.
- When we got home from the long hike, we were famished and ate a big dinner.
Synonyms
hungry
starving
ravenous
empty
craving
Antonyms
full
satisfied
fed
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